Sunrise Sunset: Part One
Introduction¶
Sunrise, sunset
Sunrise, sunset
Swiftly flow the days…
Through word-of-mouth and experience, everyone has a general idea of the best place in town to view a sunrise or sunset. Terra Modern wanted to do a low-stakes open source GIS project to brush up on our skills, so we decided to conduct a data-driven site suitability analysis that identifies the PERFECT place in Leon County to view a sunrise or sunset. The analysis is loosely based on a tutorial by Scott Culotta that uses ESRI software to find the best views in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. (Thanks for the idea, Scott!)
But don’t worry: we’ll be using public data and open source software that can be freely downloaded by anyone, anytime, anywhere. This first post will give an overview of the data sources, the software needed to do the analysis, and the data processing steps. Our goal is to not only identify the best spots in Leon County to view a sunrise or sunset, but also to make sure that anyone reading this blog can repeat the analysis for their area of interest.